Natural Analgesia Occurs When

question 148

Multiple Choice

Natural analgesia occurs when:

• A) Endogenous opiates bind to P-substance.
• B) Endogenous opiates bind to receptors on afferent pain fibers.
• C) The periaquaductal gray matter is stimulated.
• D) Endogenous opiates bind to P-substance and to receptors on afferent pain fibers.
• E) Endogenous opiates bind to receptors on afferent pain fibers and the periaquaductal gray matter is stimulated.

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